Utah Highway Patrol troopers and dozens of local law enforcement officers introduced the larger-than-life snow folks to remind shoppers to have a safe and happy holiday season, free from drunken driving, at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Thursday.

The school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 children, 6 adults plus the shooter is horrific - unimaginable - but families across the country have to recognize it as a rare event that didn't happen where they live, a child psychologist said.

A man accused of leaving an injured University of Utah scientist in Pineview Reservoir after she was struck by a boat and severely injured — and eventually died from her wounds — was found guilty on all three counts he faced Friday.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas Concert begins Friday. It was packed downtown Thursday, just for the dress rehearsal. This year, Tom Brokaw is the narrator and Tony award winning tenor Alfie Boe is the soloist.

Veteran journalist Tom Brokaw was in Salt lake City Friday as host of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas Concert. But he was able to step away to speak with KSL about the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

A fast moving fire that claimed 10 cars and caused $150,000 in damage is making the holidays hard for one West Valley City family. Not only did Brooke Valdez and her children lose their only vehicle, but all their Christmas presents went up in flames.

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